Sea Pines

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Sea Pines Resort

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Sea Pines. Four decades ago, when Hilton Head Island was little more than a forgotten wilderness, Sea Pines became the first resort in American to blend resort development with a deep concern for preserving the environment.  With this standard established, they made a paradise with all the amenities.  You will discover great golf, fine dining, charming shops, bike and walking paths and wonderful accommodations.  From the beautiful harbor lighthouse to the miles of sandy beaches, you will enjoy everything about Hilton Head and the Sea Pines Plantation.  While you are visiting, you will be staying in a deluxe Harbour Town villa within walking distance to the pro shop and the complimentary tennis. Package for four. Cost includes all taxes, green fees and carts.

Harbour Town Golf Links
With the familiar candy-striped lighthouse at the end of the 18th hole, this track has to be one of the most recognizable courses in America.  It’s also one of the most exciting championship courses and one of the most beautiful in the world.  Who wouldn’t be irresistibly drawn to a course called “nothing short of a work of art” by Sports Illustrated and “30th Greatest Course” in the world by GOLF MAGAZINE and #17 Best Modern Course by GOLF WEEK.  In planning the course, Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus chose a layout characteristic of time-honored Scottish courses, but with the Pete Dye tricks.  You’ll see plenty of railroad ties particularly on the par 3, 4th and 14th.  In fact uncommon bunkers are the norm at Harbour Town, and so are small greens.  Dye’s strategic and inventive use of bunkers is evident on the 13th.  The target is well defined from the tee, but the golfer has a choice; play it safe with a fairway wood to avoid the looming bunkers or gamble with a drive that will open the approach to a heart-shaped green, guarded by a massive bunker short of the putting surface.  Two of my favorites finishing holes anywhere are on this course.  The Par-3 17th, located on the ocean, will wreck havoc on a windy day.  You must carry the lagoon to reach the putting surface.  Then 18 will overwhelm you with the beautiful scenery.  You must play this hole smart for a great end to one of the best experiences of your golfing life.  The course has just finished a major renovation and it is in tournament condition.  Home of the Verizon Heritage Classic. 

The Ocean Course
Taking Hilton Head Island’s first course, Mark McCumber completely redesigned and rebuilt the course.  Its four sets of tees are strategically placed to provide playability for golfers of every skill level.  The extensive use of lagoons and bunkers adds interest and challenge.  The Par-3 15th hole, one of the most photographed on the East Coast, is even more spectacular than before.  The tee has been elevated to offer a magnificent view of the Atlanta Ocean.  From the green, that view becomes panoramic.  Besides the ocean, you’ll see water on most holes, including #1 where it is possible to hit drives into both left and right side water hazards ... what a start!  

Heron Point by Pete Dye
After a multi-million dollar reconstruction project, The Sea Pines Resort is pleased to announce it newest golf course and it is spectacular.  .  "Heron Point by Pete Dye" (formerly called "Sea Marsh") opened on September 17, 2007.  With his tremendous work on Harbour Town, Dye is back.  Forty years later, he comes full circle by building a new masterpiece on the site once occupied by the aging and often forgotten Sea Marsh course.   Sea Pines now has three worthy challenges to the resort golfer. This is no redesign by Dye and his team. The course has been completely transformed. As Sea Pines director of sports and golf operations, Cary Corbitt, said: "There is no resemblance to the former course. It is a total reconstruction, no different than taking a virgin piece of land and sculpting a new golf course. The only difference is that the corridors were there already, between the footprint of the houses, but we have changed as much of that footprint as we could within the corridors." The new, multi-million dollar course is 7,000 yards from the back tees with a wonderful mixture of short and long holes. It can play considerably shorter if needed as there are six sets of tees on each hole, but length has little to do with the difficulty of Heron Point.  Dye added lagoons and changed the contours of many existing bodies of water on the course. He also designed unique aesthetic features such as board and grass walls along some of the greens that border water, along with a mixture of sand, mulch and limestone surfaces with differing types of grasses that offer a kaleidoscope of appealing color changes. You need to play this course.

Hilton Head National
You all know you will need one more round during your stay and this is a great one to experience either upon arrival or departure.  This 27-hole complex is among the best of the area courses.  The original 18 holes were designed by Gary Player and the “New Nine” by Bobby Weed that features a style reminiscent of “The Slammer and The Squire course at World Golf Village”.  National is a host site to the nationally televised Amoco Centel Golf Tournament.  The nines are played in three 18-hole combinations.  The original National/Player design features a low-country layout with tree-lined fairways and gently rolling mounds along the edges.  All three layouts are fairly short, averaging a little over 6600 yards, but will be a great test of your golf skills.  Gary Player said it best about this track, “The course sums up my design philosophy: minimal hazards in the line of play; slightly undulating rather than difficult greens; multiple tees for variety; bunkering that allows both professionals and amateurs equal opportunities.  Hilton Head National is my promise to you of an enjoyable golf experience.”  Enough said.  Enjoy!